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    27th April, 2026

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Eutelsat and MTN Côte d'Ivoire have announced a new multi-year agreement to deliver satellite broadband connectivity across Côte d'Ivoire using the EUTELSAT KONNECT high-throughput satellite positioned at 7° East. The agreement will expand reliable broadband access for consumer and enterprise segments while supporting digital inclusion through... read more

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Huawei has been recognized as a Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice for Data Protection, achieving an overall rating of 4.9 out of 5.0 based on reviews from global customers across finance, manufacturing, energy, media, healthcare, education, and carrier sectors. The Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice distinction recognizes vendors who... read more

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Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced the Cisco Universal Quantum Switch, a working research prototype that addresses one of the most fundamental barriers to building a quantum network — the inability to route quantum information between systems that encode data in different ways without destroying it in the process. Until now, no switch could... read more

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? ? ?? ?? ???? ????????? ??????? ??? ?????? ???????? ?? ?????? ??????????? Most countries in the MENA region have adopted specific frameworks for telecoms market analysis. However, only eight used a market analysis process to set ex ante regulations. Get the details in our latest benchmarks on market analysis frameworks & implementation:... read more

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ZainTECH, the integrated digital solutions provider of Zain Group, has been recognized in the Leaders Category of the IDC MarketScape: Gulf Countries AI Professional Services 2025 Vendor Assessment, reflecting its ability to deliver secure, scalable, and industry-led AI solutions across regulated and mission-critical environments in the GCC. The... read more

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MTN Nigeria and Huawei have deployed the world's first commercial sub-1 GHz Massive MIMO site, marking a landmark milestone in mobile network evolution and completing what the two companies describe as the "All Bands to Massive MIMO" era. The deployment delivers a 104% increase in low-band LTE traffic capacity, a 28% boost in downlink... read more

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Nokia has reported its Q1 2026 interim results, describing it as a solid start to the year driven by strong growth in Optical Networks and accelerating demand from AI and Cloud customers. Comparable net sales grew 4% year-on-year on a constant currency and portfolio basis, with Network Infrastructure up 6% and Optical Networks delivering 20%... read more

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Zain Kuwait has been recognized with the Best Network Award in Opensignal's Mobile Network Experience Report for February 2026, emerging on top across nine metrics — five outright wins and four shared — more than any other operator in the market. Sole wins included Coverage Experience, 5G Coverage Experience, Consistent Quality with a score of... read more

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SAMENA Council Messaging

 

Leaders' Summit 2024 (Highlights)
Evolving toward Integration, Intelligence & Sustainability in Infrastructure
ITU GSR-24 Interview: Bocar A. Ba, CEO, SAMENA Telecommunications Council
How can digital technologies rescue the SDGs? - Reflection by Commissioner Mr. Bocar Ba
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